In a lot of ways, this episode felt exactly like how I wanted the X-Files reboot to be. This basically is an X-Files episode dammit.

I was hoping it would turn into something more in line with the Bauhaus scene in the Hunger, or some Sisters of Mercy music video realness. The desperate and aggressively confrontational edgy vibe was disappointing.

In this future with realistic robots, comfortable bifocals are no longer a thing.

Yeah, I'm surprised that the review glossed over the fact that Teddy was encountering guests when he got attacked at the end.

Because otherwise those eye glasses would have to be placed properly on his face instead of nearly falling off his nose.

So it's a train ride into town for guests, but an instantaneous teleportation for the hosts. Got it.

The weirdest thing about this show is that it doesn't feel like there is a set viewpoint for the narrative. It seemingly keeps switching between third person omniscient and third person limited. When things take place in Westworld, it is never from the same detached vantage point. And with how the…

Nobody carries around a photo of a dead relative and wistfully touches it while at the work place. Only robots do that.

I agree with you. The production and craft on Exciter is top notch, but the song writing itself is where that album falters.

Truth.

These are straight up electronic dance producers. Based on previous production work they've done for other artists, I do believe we're in good hands here.

"Sounds of the Universe" sounded like a collection of unused Ultra to Delta Machine era demos that got polished up. By far their weakest album since…A Broken Frame?

Only one was outright bad (Sounds of the Universe). You can easily do some editing and make each of their recent albums strong 9 song LPs or 6 song EPs.

If anything, they're suffering from not keeping their albums more concise. 9-10 song LPs would be the sweet spot for them. (But I give a pass for Playing the Angel, because that album is so strong).

For those not aware, the producers for the new album are cause to be excited for the LP. James Ford (of Simian Mobile Disco) and Matrixxman. This is going to be more upbeat one.

Because Sarah seems like she's stumbling toward proper self discovery, whereas Ali primarily acts like a selfish child that avoids conflict.

The only negative with Shelly's arc this season is that they made her yet another character with a a sexually traumatic past. It wasn't necessary if the point was to highlight her line in the sand about lying men. The number of sexually traumatized characters is simply bizarre and is muddling character motivations at…

It feels like Transparent has lost the plot. This is a show with incredible production values, direction, and acting talent. That narrative is where I'm struggling. With season 2 and 3, there are multiple characters that seem to be frozen in the same plots with no development. Every time the show begins to hint at…

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Aside from it being personally irritating, it draws attention to the fact that we don't know what year this is taking place in. Is this an alternate history where we are more technology advanced in 2016? If this is a far future, why are they using roughly 1990s era music to score their theme park? Hell, if this is any…